'All national parks are located on Indigenous ancestral lands and this policy will help ensure tribal governments have an equal voice in the planning and management of them,' NPS Director Chuck Sams said in a statement Tuesday.
. Sams said another 40 to 50 more are getting ready to hit the ground. Beyond building upon those, the policy urges park leaders everywhere to create new partnerships.
"Go out and meet the tribes where they're at," Sams said to park leaders. "Do not expect them to come to you go out and be proactive in this consultation. Talk to them ... so that we ensure that the tribes understand that they are not only welcomed into their homelands, into the parks, but they actually have a seat at the table in the management practices.
"We know that they have a longstanding history within the homelands that are now the United States," Sams said."They've stewarded these places since time immemorial, and they have major contributions that they can provide so that we better steward these lands." Sams said park superintendents and staff in the field are"very hungry" to have stronger relationships with tribal communities and to welcome them back to their homelands.
However he understands that some Native community members may have doubts, having heard similar promises before.This time, he said, they have an Interior secretary and National Park Service director who've worked on their side.
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